Friday, January 6, 2012

"Calgary - For Canada it has always been gold or bust. Gold or nothing. On Thursday night in Calgary, however, bronze helped sooth the wounds of the devastating semifinal loss to Team Russia. The bronze medal never really seemed in doubt as Canada executed Coach Don Hay’s game plan and skated to a 4-0 shutout victory.

One has to realize just how close nations are at this level. True – Canada could probably ice three or more complete teams that would all compete in this tournament. However, when choosing one team per nation, Sweden, Russia, USA (despite their relegation experience this year), Finland and others can win on any given icetime."